M2 L2 - SA Introduction

What is the global context of the unit?

• Scientific and Technical Innovation

• Adaptation

• Management and Intervention

• Processes

What is the statement of inquiry for the unit?

• Landforms and their physical landscapes may require human intervention so they are preserved and adapted to human activity.

• Landforms and Landscapes

• Time, Place and Space

• Research skills

What are the ATL skills developed in this unit?

• Research skills

• Critical thinking skills

• Self-management skills

• Communication skills

What is the role of the student in this task?

• Civil engineer at a firm providing advice to a neighbourhood affected by landscape degradation caused by human activity

• City council and city folk

• Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

• Investigation Sheet and Poster

What is the audience for the poster?

• City council and city folk

• Civil engineer at a firm

• Neighbourhood affected by landscape degradation

• Mekong River Delta in Vietnam

What is the situation in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur?

• Experienced several landslides due to soil erosion

• Experienced floods and at risk of catastrophic floods

• Destroyed roads and housing areas

• Investigating the causes and consequences of erosion

What is the task of the civil engineer in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur?

• Investigating the causes and consequences of erosion

• Proposing intervention strategies to prevent landslides

• Educating the city folk and city council

• All of the above

What is the situation in the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam?

• Experienced several landslides due to soil erosion

• Experienced floods and at risk of catastrophic floods

• Destroyed roads and housing areas

• Investigating the causes and consequences of erosion

What is the task of the civil engineer in the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam?

• Investigating the causes and consequences of erosion

• Proposing intervention strategies to reduce the impact of floods

• Educating the town folk and town council

• All of the above

What is the product of the investigation?

• Investigation Sheet and Poster

• Guidance videos for Steps 1-6

• Research skills

• Critical thinking skills